BPVIP

Just got the car last week and now my check engine light is on and VSC lights are on and wont go off? 2006 w/ 75k miles on it

mann777

Probably your Gas Cap is loose.

BPVIP

Yeah thats what I thought it was, when I was pumping gas it would stop and go like to was topping off. Got that light cleared, but still worried about the VSC Light??

06isDriver

it should clear after a cycle or two, if it was your gas cap.

BurgBoxstr

You can go to any national auto parts chain (Advance, AutoZone, O'Reilly) and have them read and reset the code for free or if you know someone w/ an OBDII scan tool. Obviously make note of the code # (s) they give you (Pxxxx). It'll likely be a P030x series for cylinder misfire(s). If it stays off, good. If not, search for code here and more information.

Post it up if you cannot find info or have questions as many codes do not necessarily identify the underlying issue... instead they lead to a series of other queries for correct diagnosis of real problem. There are enough experts on here to help guide you to a fix if needed w/o needlessly throwing good $ at unneeded parts until you find correct one.

Good luck

GS4_Fiend

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What was the code?

bigguppy

iTrader: (15)

FYI, Autozone in CA no longer doing free scan.

RCsGX

Buy a cheap OBDII scanner, theyre only like $20. Somehow I lost my scanguage so I bought this one:

I cleaned my MAF sensor the other day and let it dry for hours. When I started it up the traction / check engine light etc came on:



I cleared the code (P0113) and it never came back.....

jrbyrn

there are multiple causes for this but I had the exact same lights on mine when a rat ate the wires to the oxygen sensor. It was an expensive repair because the intake manifold had to be removed, but comprehensive part of auto insurance covered the repair.

GS4_Fiend

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That's why you get the codes first.

06isDriver

what are the codes man!?!?!? Just give us the codes and nobody has to get hurt!

nikkon73

After I did the DIY Spark Plug change, my check engine, check VSC lights came on. The idle on the car is very rough now and it almost wants to shut off. When you try to drive the care it has no power, you can see the RPMs go up, but the car does not shift gears until you let go of the gas. Once it does that, it starts the cycle again. Absolutely no power.

Please Help!!

bigguppy

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^^^ my only thought is your spark plug is misfiring. Are they pregap? Check your installation again. Check if the plugs boots are push all the way.

nikkon73

Thanks for the advice. I went a head and removed everything, cleaned up and retried it. This seems to have corrected the issue. Not sure exactly what was wrong, but I used carb cleaner and electronics contact cleaner and everything resolved itself.